<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Aleo, Georgia, serif; font-size: 2rem; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Inner Peace</span><div dir="ltr"><div>by Joshua Fraser</div><div><div><br></div><div>The wind whistles past my ears.</div><div>Closing my eyes, I lose all my fears.</div><div>The waves crash into the rocks.</div><div>Out here there is no time on my clock.</div><div><br></div><div>The serenity I feel here just soothes my mind.</div><div>A peaceful day so hard to find.</div><div>The breeze just calms my soul.</div><div>Helps me think about what is my life's goal. </div><div><br></div><div>I then look out over the ocean,</div><div>And it feels like my life has lost its commotion. </div><div>The sun sets down over the clouds.</div><div>But the orange glow around makes me proud.</div><div><br></div><div>As the night draws near.</div><div>I feel like where I need to be is here.</div><div>The soothing nature this afternoon brings</div><div>Just feels like such a beautiful thing. </div><div><br></div><div>I sit and wonder where life will go,</div><div>But right now all I want is for time to slow.</div><div>To enjoy this moment and feel free,</div><div>To clear my mind and find some glee.</div><div><br></div><div>It's days like these I truly treasure.</div><div>Amazing nights and beautiful weather.</div><div>It may not seem like much.</div><div>But it's moments like these I want to clutch.</div><div><br></div><div>For once I feel like life is bliss.</div><div>So many hard days in which my happiness was missed. </div><div>I could get lost listening to the waves.</div><div>Listening to the birds and watching how the clouds behave.</div><div><br></div><div>I could close my eyes and fade into the night.</div><div>The tranquility I feel helps me win the fight.</div><div>As the waves keep crashing into the rocks,</div><div>I feel the happiness in my heart become unlocked.</div><div><br></div><div>The day is drawing to a close.</div><div>The peacefulness I feel right now I'll only know.</div><div>Right now my mind is finally clear.</div><div>It's time to go as the night draws near.</div></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>